COMMENTARYIt’s not hard to figure out which manufacturers to keep an eye on in 2019. Two were big newsmakers this year.General Electric Co. (Boston) was once the gold standard among big manufacturers. Its lineage could be traced to Thomas Edison. It was respected on Wall Street.Not so much these days. It changed CEOs this year for second time since the summer of Read More

The energy industry is often at the forefront of our minds as we watch fuel prices climb and then celebrate when they come down. We continually find ways to be as energy efficient as possible in our homes and workplaces. Media outlets keep us constantly informed of this often-volatile industry’s ups and downs by offering headlines like “Oil Falls More than 2 Percent as Cushing Read More

Machine tool builder offers customers overall production efficiencies.Typically, components produced for the oil and gas field are very large, very heavy and often have complex contours, making the machining time long and the tool life short. The DMU 50, although
an entry-level five-axis machining center from DMG Mori, is a compact unit that features considerable Read More

Annual construction spending in the U.S. grew for six consecutive years, from 2012 to 2017, according to data from the Department of Commerce. In each of those six years, spending on power construction projects topped all other segments in nonresidential construction, making it a major driver of industry trends.With U.S. construction spending hitting a seasonally adjusted Read More

Cleaning up nuclear power plant infrastructure.Nuclear power has long been a clean, dependable source of energy throughout the world. However, as power plants age, concerns grow on their continued reliability. There are many components that make up the infrastructure of a nuclear power plant with the design intent to reduce radiation and contamination exposure to personnel, Read More

As the world moves toward reducing its dependency on fossil fuels, renewable energy generation sources such as wind and solar will be expected to fill the gap. Due to their cyclical nature, grid scale energy storage is essential for maximizing the utilization of renewable generation assets. It is not always possible to match peak generation times with peak usage, because they Read More